This Blogpost from The Resource Recovery from Waste, seeks to clarify how an End of Waste (EoW) position can be achieved in practice. The blogpost was authored by Anne Valenturf,David Tompkins, Rachel Marshall and Alfonso Lag Brotons.

ORG are hosting a specialist health and training course developed for composting and AD sites. Held on 17-18th April in Oxfordshire. The trainer has lots of practical knowledge and experience and the course is packed with useful practical information. The course also provides a NVQ level 2 equivalent qualification.

Along with major industrial and housing developments in the area 4R Group has now commenced the restoration and remediation of the Rossington Spoil tip in South Yorkshire.

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Call for ban of Oxo-degradable packaging by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging. Signatories include M&S, PepsiCo, Unilever, Veolia, British Plastics Federation, Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, Packaging South Africa, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and ten Members of the European Parliament. In total, over 150 organisations, including leading businesses representing every step of the plastics supply chain, industry associations, NGOs, scientists, and elected officials have endorsed the statement calling for global action to avoid widescale environmental risk.

"Using oxo-degradable additives is not a solution for litter. Their use in waste management systems will likely cause negative outcomes for the environment and communities,” said Erin Simon, Director of Sustainability Research and Development, World Wildlife Fund. "When public policy supports the cascading use of materials – systems where materials get reused over and over, this strengthens economies and drives the development of smarter materials management systems. This leads to wins for both the environment and society.” As a result of the significant body of evidence raising concerns about the potential negative impacts of plastic fragments from oxo-degradable plastics, an increasing number of companies and governments have started to take action to restrict their use, in particular in Europe. For example, in the UK retailers such as Tesco and the Co-operative stopped the use of oxo-degradable plastics in their carrier bags. France banned the use of oxo-degradable plastics altogether in 2015.